$50,000 Worth of Copper Piping Stolen from Camp Concord in Lake Tahoe

The theft happened sometime during the winter, when the camp is closed. LakeTahoeNews.net is reporting authorities believe somebody familiar with the property is responsible for the crime, because it looks as though they used a key to get inside the locked gates of the camp.

so many ruthless & toothless people out there !! Stealing from a kids camp that is already stuggling to stay in biz … SHAMELESS!!
I love Camp Concord, camped there many summers, and went back as a counselor. Such a lovely, and fun place. I wish I could remember the camp songs we sang … and skit night was the best!!
I hope the catch the A’hole who stole from Camp Concord!!!

That’s a tragedy, but I don’t know how it could be prevented without a live-in caretaker. It’s remote location and numerous buildings make any type of alarms ineffective. It would mean burglars crawling through snow and mud to get under the bldgs.

Camp Concord hires a new batch of temporary summer workers each year. Many receive keys that often are not returned.

The solution here is to shut down recycle companies or make any one recycling material get a permit. I am not in favor of big government but this is becoming a costly affair. Seems as though recycle companies don’t care where material comes from. If that is the case let them recycle paper, cans, and bottles only.

Why don’t they implement the same process pawn shops do. I believe (someone can correct me if I’m wrong) you have to provide a finger print and CDL to sell something at the pawn shops.

Junk yards had a program instituted where every body part had to have a serial number or some ID on it and if it came back hot during inspections they were arrested. I lived in LA when this was implemented and the hot shops closed and the legit yards no longer took hot parts. It seemed to make a difference.

Easy crime to solve, just check the Recycling Centers within 50 or so miles and anyone with massive amounts of copper pipe who tries to turn it in, BUST their asses. Any legitimatize recyclers should be able to prove where they got the material, and common the Center doesn’t get suspicious with that amount of copper being turned in? It is time to hold the Recycling Centers accountable for buying stolen property! I agree with some earlier posts, they should be handled more like a Pawn Shop and ID and finger prints should be required on any and all industrial grade transactions. Not for a bag of cans or bottles, but if they show up with excessive amounts of wire or pipe then card and print them…

one of my pet peeves. the city spends a small fortune on this camp and yet there is no money for our library to be enlarged or updated. Plus we don’t even own the darn thing. And how many people does it actually serve. Not a good way to spend city money.

Come on folks…get a clue. Selling recyclables already does require you present a valid ID and fingerprint. Yes even for a bag of cans and bottles. Recyclers encounter considerable amounts copper pipes on a regular basis. Without an identifying mark, its difficult to speculate where they may have come from.. Face it millions of older buildings of all types wer initially equipted with copper pipes.